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Robert Curl

American chemist (1933–2022)

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Robert Floyd Curl Jr. was an American chemist who was Pitzer–Schlumberger Professor of Natural Sciences and professor of chemistry at Rice University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996 for the discovery of the nanomaterial buckminsterfullerene, and hence the fullerene class of materials, along with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto of the University of Sussex.

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Born
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Place of birth
Alice wd
Died
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Place of death
Houston wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
chemist, university teacher wd
Education
Rice University, University of California, Berkeley, William Adams High School, Thomas Jefferson High School wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1996)
  • Humboldt Research Fellowship
  • James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (1992)
  • Centenary Prize (1998)
  • Humboldt Prize
  • Carbon Medal (1997)
  • Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

Questions

When was Robert Curl born?
Robert Curl was born on 23 August 1933 in Alice.
Where did Robert Curl study?
Robert Curl was educated at Rice University, University of California, Berkeley, William Adams High School, Thomas Jefferson High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Robert Curl · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q110930 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Robert Curl crop 2009 CHAO.jpg by Douglas A. Lockard (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 14 November 2026

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"Robert Curl". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/robert-curl. Retrieved 14 November 2026.

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